Kids recreate classic paintings to prove a point

Kids with Down's Syndrome recreate famous paintings in new photo series

Change the outlook towards Down's Syndrome

Soela Zani's new photo series

Iris as “Gabrielle Arnault as a Child” by Louis-Léopold Boilly (Image courtesy of Soela Zani)

In a bid to change how we may see children with Down Syndrome, Albanian photographer Soela Zani teamed up with Down Syndrome Albania and director Emanuela Zaimi to create beautiful portraits of children with Down Syndrome, inspired by famous paintings.

Irma as “The Dancer” by Pierre Auguste Renoir (Image courtesy of Soela Zani)

Vanesa as “Harriet Ann Seale” by John Hoppner (Image courtesy of Soela Zani)

Megi as “Miss Bowles” by Joshua Reynolds (Image courtesy of Soela Zani)

Lela as “The Infant Samuel” by Joshua Reynolds (Image courtesy of Soela Zani)

Krenardi as “The son of Man” by Rene Magrite (Image courtesy of Soela Zani)

Marvin as “Master Bunbury” by Joshua Reynolds (Image courtesy of Soela Zani)

In doing so, Zani shows us that “every human being is a work of art, so we have to learn to see them in a beautiful way. These children are beautiful, and they are able to do everything if we give them the chance.”

Check out all the photos in the series and her other work on her website.

Original article by Pulptastic